Bayha v. County of Webster

The only question presented for decision in this case is, whether there is a legal liability against defendant in error for services rendered by plaintiff in error in the year 1883, in making out the tax list. Plaintiff in error presented his claim for the sum of $440 to the commissioners of defendant in error, which was rejected. An appeal was taken to the district court, where plaintiff in error filed his petition alleging the facts of the performance of the labor, etc. A demurrer to his petition was filed, the ground of demurrer being that the petition did not state a cause of action. This…